Holders of Coney Island History
82 year-old Ben Grisar and his wife Vivian both grew up in Coney Island. Ben's grandfather owned many businesses in Coney Island including partial ownership in Dreamland Park, which was destroyed by fire in 1911. He shares his personal memories...
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Page 74 of Coney Island - The People's Playground: Dreamland from the Ocean
Photograph of Dreamland Park from the Ocean
One of Coney Island's three main amusement parks, Dreamland, established in 1904, was considered more "refined, orderly and...
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Collection type: Book
Page 17 of Coney Island - The People's Playground: The Western End of Coney Island from the Chutes, Dreamland
A photograph of the western end of Coney Island from the Chutes at Dreamland.
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Collection type: Book
Page 25 (top right) of the Glimpses of the New Coney Island book: The Giant and the Dwarf at Dreamland
Photograph of a giant and dwarf in Dreamland Park
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Collection type: Book
Page 64 of Coney Island - The People's Playground: Chutes and Bridge, Dreamland
Photograph of Chutes and Bridge ride in Dreamland Park
One of Coney Island's three main amusement parks, Dreamland, established in 1904, was considered more "refined,...
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Collection type: Book
Page 23 of the Glimpses of the New Coney Island book: View of Dreamland from Chutes
Photograph of Dreamland Park from the top of the Chutes
One of Coney Island's three main amusement parks, Dreamland, established in 1904, was considered more "...
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Collection type: Book
Page 57 of Coney Island - The People's Playground: Night in Dreamland
Photograph of night in Dreamland Park
One of Coney Island's three main amusement parks, Dreamland, established in 1904, was considered more "refined, orderly and symmetrical" than...
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Collection type: Book